Most of the students had been allowed to walk at graduation. 24 will have to return to complete high school in the fall, board president says.
Orleans schools superintendent considering revocation for Kennedy High School’s charter after grade changes
The charter group recently confirmed diplomas for 67 seniors and is reviewing the status of about 80 more.
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New Beginnings board unable to give Kennedy High School parents update on graduation review
As students prepare for college, the class of 2019 remains in limbo. Board president can’t commit to a timeline for completion, but he says parents should know more soon.
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Emails: Kennedy High School administrators scrambled to confirm graduates’ eligibility, even after graduation day
Kennedy seniors are still waiting for their diplomas amid a grade-inflation investigation being conducted by the network, Orleans Parish School Board and a state review.
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State education department to review Kennedy High School amid grade-inflation investigation
The state informed the New Beginnings charter school network it would review policies and practices relating to course credits and graduation records.
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Kennedy High School seniors await transcripts as charter board investigates ‘malfeasance’
Board president says the network is looking into whether graduating seniors will be impacted by results of grade-fixing investigation.
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As results of grade-fixing probe loom, five Kennedy High School administrators are ‘no longer employees,’ board president says
Charter network’s board will hear results of independent investigation into alleged grade inflation next week.
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New Beginnings schools CEO resigns amid grade-changing investigation
CEO Michelle Blouin-Williams has been on paid leave since an investigation began April 1. She is also being investigated for allegedly falsifying public records.
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Week in Review: Fired New Beginnings ‘whistleblower’ asks board to rehire him
Fired New Beginnings ‘whistleblower’ asks board to rehire him
A former New Beginnings Schools Foundation employee who raised a red flag on what he said are suspicious grade changes at John F. Kennedy High School asked for his job back at a special meeting of the charter school network’s governing board Thursday night. Runell King hired employment lawyer Dorothy Tarver this week.
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Fired New Beginnings ‘whistleblower’ asks board to rehire him
Runell King said Kennedy High school employees improperly inflated students’ grades from failing to passing. He was fired and has since hired an attorney.